{"id":4878,"date":"2016-04-04T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T17:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleokc.com\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2021-01-06T04:39:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T04:39:20","slug":"farzaneh-family-recognized-at-ou-statue-unveiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freestyleokc.com\/farzaneh-family-recognized-at-ou-statue-unveiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Farzaneh Family Recognized at OU Statue Unveiling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The University of Oklahoma recognized the Farzaneh Family for their generous gift that included a $4 million endowment and a new statue unveiled outside the building housing the College of International Studies. The Farzaneh family played an instrumental role in bringing this statue to campus and establishing OU\u2019s new Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies. The Freestyle team was honored to be a part of this historic OU event and we are so proud of Vahid and his family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">President Boren addressed a large gathering of students, faculty and friends to announce this gift.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>President Boren stated, \u201cthis gift is the largest gift in the university&#8217;s history from those who came to OU as international students.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The statue of Persian philosopher, Omar Khayy\u00e1m, serves as a symbol on OU\u2019s campus, bridging the gap between societies and cultures. It is President Boren\u2019s hope that this statue will be a constant reminder of a university\u2019s duty to broaden the horizons of young people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The statue was created by famous sculptor, Hossein Fakhimi and is now placed outside the newly named, Farzaneh Hall, on Elm Avenue. Omar Khayy\u00e1m was an 11<\/span><span class=\"s2\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> century poet, astronomer, scholar and mathematician and stood for friendship between cultures. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\">You can read OU\u2019s full press release <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.edu\/content\/publicaffairs\/archives\/OUPresidentBorenAnnouncesGiftToNameFarzanehHallAndUnveilsOmarKhayyamSculpture.html\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Oklahoma recognized the Farzaneh Family for their generous gift that included a $4 million endowment and a new statue unveiled outside the building housing the College of International Studies. 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